On 8 Aug, seven junior high school students from Genkai Mirai Gakuen in Genkai Town, Saga Prefecture visited Australia as part of an ongoing sisterschool exchange with Korowal School in the City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales. They also visited the CLAIR Sydney office. The Mayor of Genkai Town, Mr WAKIYAMA Shintaro and other delegates visited Australia to make a courtesy call onthe Deputy Mayorof the City of Blue Mountains, Mr Chris Van der Kley, and also visited the CLAIR Sydney office with the students.
A staff member of CLAIR Sydney provided a brief outline on Australia and CLAIR Sydney’s activities. All the students were very attentive and showed great motivation to learn about Australia.
CLAIR Sydney assisted with setting up the appointment for the courtesy call to the City of Blue Mountains Deputy Mayor on 9 Aug, and assisted with the visit on the day. The City of Blue Mountains has an established sister city relationship with Sanda City in Japan, and the Chairperson and members of the Blue Mountains Sister Cities Committee accompanied the Deputy Mayor in welcoming the delegation from Genkai. The principal of the Korowal School also accompanied the delegation to the courtesy call and all the attendees engaged in a lively discussion about education in their respective cities and other topics.
From the 3rd to the 13th of December, eight selected swimmers from the Fukuoka Swimming Association visited NSW, where they participated in joint training sessions with a local school and competed in the 2024-25 Speedo NSW Senior State Age Championships.
